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Thursday, May 26, 2011

This is a very common and tasty snack of Maharashtra.It is very simple and not much oil is needed for preparing this snack.I learned this from my mom.its a very good tea time snack.when garnished with finely chopped onion,tomatoes, coriander leaves and lemon juice its taste some what like bhel.You can prepare this snack and store it in airtight box for weeks together. you can also prepare only Poha or only Murmura Chivda also,here i am using both together.

Ingredients:

4 cups Poha (Thin beaten rice)

2 cups Murmura(puffed rice)

salt

sugar

1 tsp poppy seeds(gasagase)

seasoning:

2 tbsp oil

1 tsp mustard seeds

1/4 tsp fennel seeds

Pinch of Asafoetida

curry leaves

thin small slices of dry coconut(khobri)

1-2 red chilies broken into pieces

1/4 cup peanuts(groundnuts)

2-3 tsp phutana(Hurkaddale/roasted chanadal)

1 tsp turmeric powder

1/2 tsp red chili powder(optional)

3-5 green chilies

1 tsp chat masala

Method:
Take Poha and Murmura mix together and keep it in oven at 350 degree Fahrenheit for 5-10 minutes checking in between.If oven is not there than take a wok ,when the pan become warm add poha and murmura and dry roast them for 5 minutes.Even the same thing you can do it in microwave for few minutes.Doing this makes poha and murmura crispy and crunchy.

Take a wok add oil and all seasoning,when groundnuts,roasted chanadal,coconut are completely roasted (not over roasted) add turmeric powder,chili powder,green chilies and stir for 1 minutes.
Finally add salt ,sugar and poha-murmura mixer.stir slowly and properly so that all masala mixed together.
Now sprinkle lightly dry roasted gasgase and chat masala and mix them thoroughly.stir them for 4-5 minutes and remove from heat.

while serving if want in only serving portions garnish with finely chopped onion,coriander leaves, tomatoes and lemon juice or otherwise serve plain too.Its a best snack for tea time.Remaining portions you can store in air tight containers for days together.

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I am a home-maker and love to try out different dishes.I love my family the most.my kids are my life.I dedicate this blog to my parents who tought me whatever i know in my life and to my husband Ashok who encouraged me to start my own blog.Cooking is my hobby which i inherited from my Mom.She is great cook, loves to try new recipes.
My cooking have influence of these people the most they are my mom,my grandma's and my mother in law.but i like to mention some people from whom i learned many recipes and they are, my sister(good cook with spicy touch),my aunts(chikkamma's),my husband's chikki and grandma.In cooking, the secret ingredient is lots of interest,practice and love .So try my recipes and tell me your suggestions.enjoy cooking.

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Welcome to My kitchen,you all are always welcome any day any time.i am happy to serve you all.

Thanks for following my blog.your suggestions ,comments and encouragements make me to improve and try.

I am not a Great cook but like to try different recipes when ever i come across one.

Throught my life from childhood i came across different types of cuisine.

This Journey of different Cuisine starts here at my kitchen.
Journey of food is like flow of water which never stops.
This blog covers 1-Z vegetarian dishes.

Every country/region has its own tradition reinforced with food.And the best way to learn new culture is to learn their cusine.

I must say i am lucky i got a chance to learn different types cuisine.

My mom lived in different parts of India from her child hood.She was in Tamil nadoo and then they shifted to Place nearMysore.So those region's dishes also she used to prepare when we were small.

My grandpa was a great cook,in his and my mama's(my mom's brother's)retaurant i have tasted great dishes.

Then when we were in Maharashtra for 22 years ,we have great influence of maharastrian dishes.its like my second hometown.

After marraige i got a chance to live in different countries and tasted and try their cuisine.

From japanese cuisine to mexican, italian all sort of continental cuisine,whose names were not even heard before.

Here in USA i met so many people from different parts of India and learned many authentic dishes from their region.

This only helped me to open this blog .

Now this blog and cooking is my new passion.I keep trying new recipes and when it turns perfect then only i post those recipe.All the photos and procedures are my own. I take those photos while preparing those dishes. In all these years and all these different places we have a countless visitors in our kitchen/sweet home and shared sweet memories with friends and families.So friends,take time,be comfertable i promise you there will be something good to eat.I hope you like it